I last wrote about the SPX:VIX ratio on September 30. Price action on the Monthly ratio chart below shows an inability, so far, for volatility to be held at bay, while the SPX continues to make new highs, almost daily.
October 17, 2017
Goldman Sachs was the latest Wall Street bank to jump on low volatility. Despite an enormous gain in prop trading, most of the rest of the firm’s results were moving in the wrong direction. In its market making segment, for
Anyone who has ever attempted to make money trading has learned the lesson all too quickly that timing is everything. Some of the world’s greatest investors have lost nearly everything because their timing of the market was just slightly off. Without
It’s the central bank’s fault! This common refrain has grown louder as Fed Chair Janet Yellen engages in some of the most delicate maneuvers that a central bank has ever attempted. With the economy generally moving along at a reasonable if slightly
While some investors might want to look for the next hot sector or up-and-coming industry to dive into, sometimes investing in more everyday industries can prove just as beneficial and profitable. With that said, we will look at three companies
The Dow is now up 17% YTD – crushing bonds and bullion – NOTE everything changed when China’s central bank decided that it would remove a reserve requirement for financial institutions trading in FX forwards for clients by cutting it to zero from
“Since 1970, every time asset values have risen above 520% of households disposable income (the dashed line in the chart) then the US has been in a bubble and a subsequent crash has followed.This has simply meant asset values growing
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Yesterday Gold Resources (GORO) released 3Q 2017 production figures. These figures once again confirm the fact that GORO is a base metals producer and not, as many think, a precious metals producer: The chart shows that in 3Q 2017 base metals’ (copper, lead and
Wednesday’s stock picks Take a look at three trading ideas to prep you for the next trading session. Long International Paper (IP) Long Zillow Group (Z) Short Delphi Automotive (DLPH)
